Litigation: Securities
USA Guide 2024 : Illinois
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+1 312 372 2000About
Provided by McDermott Will & Emery LLP
McDermott’s Illinois commercial litigation team is a high stakes commercial practice renowned for its significant victories for high caliber, high-profile clients in bet-the-company disputes. Our team of accomplished lawyers regularly represents clients in a wide range of substantive commercial disputes at the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts across the US, as well as in other dispute resolution forums.
McDermott’s market-leading expertise in class actions and antitrust, as well as tax controversies and healthcare litigation make the team a first choice for many global businesses with interests in Illinois, and beyond.
McDermott is renowned for its exceptional trial experience. The team has an incredibly broad range of skills and expertise at its disposal and is one of the few firms in the state to be able to achieve successful outcomes for clients across a wide spectrum of challenges. This is demonstrated by the firm’s extensive track record in victories at trial where cases are often won outright or significantly reduce our client’s exposure and liability.
Chambers Review
McDermott Will & Emery is a high-quality firm with a significant footprint in the commercial disputes and securities litigation arenas. The firm acts for domestic and international clients from a range of sectors, leveraging notable strength in the healthcare and financial services markets. Its broad capabilities include shareholder disputes, class actions, contractual litigation and antitrust defense.
Work Highlights
- McDermott Will & Emery represented Allstate in a federal class action regarding an alleged scheme to cover up the frequency rates of bodily injury and property damage claims Allstate's insureds made with respect to their auto insurance policies over a period of four quarters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"McDermott Will & Emery are extraordinarily attentive and accessible to the client."
"They offer thoughtful and sophisticated feedback on challenging questions and are responsive and accessible."
"McDermott Will & Emery has an exceptional litigation team, including a worldwide team of subject matter experts to address any issue."
"McDermott Will & Emery are extraordinarily attentive and accessible to the client."
"They offer thoughtful and sophisticated feedback on challenging questions and are responsive and accessible."
"McDermott Will & Emery has an exceptional litigation team, including a worldwide team of subject matter experts to address any issue."
Notable Practitioners
Jeffrey Stone is widely acknowledged to be a preeminent litigator across both commercial disputes and criminal investigations.
Steven Scholes is global head of McDermott Will & Emery's litigation practice and is noted for his expertise handling shareholder class actions and derivative claims as well as internal investigations.
"Steven is a very experienced and sophisticated practitioner and an effective courtroom communicator."
"Steve has tremendous litigation instincts combined with years of valuable experience."
"He is attentive, thoughtful and committed to my wellbeing. He has decades of experience, and brings a calm, balanced and client-focused demeanor that both uplifts and encourages."
Paul Helms has longstanding experience in complex securities litigation and offers notable complementary expertise in SEC inquiries and enforcement actions, drawing on his former enforcement attorney role.
"Paul is impressive, smart and thoughtful, and a great team member."
"Paul works tirelessly and has enormous aptitude to focus on factual details and nuances in the legal analysis."
"He owns the case, owns the facts and makes it his business to dig deep. His efforts and work ethic, coupled with his balanced temperament and legal skill, make him a standout."